Owslebury School - Diocesan Record 1881 - 1904

Mr Howse, Board School Master, lodged with the HEATH family at Boyes Farm. This was his way of teaching the children their alphabet.

A	is for	Alan – a cricketer bold
B	is for	BLACKMAN and BLUNDER in the cold
C	is for	COUSINS who sang us a song
D	is for	DENNET who never does wrong
E	is for	EMMANS who lives down the bottom
F	is for	FROUDE and FREEMANTLE who caught him
G	is for	GLASSPOOL, GALPIN and GUY
H	is for	HARFIELDS and HEATHS passing by
I	is for	Ink we put in our pots
J	is for	Jenny who made a big blot
K	is for	KNIGHT of carrier fame
L	is for	LEE who does just the same
M	is for	MEAD, MARTIN and mice
N	is for	NORGATE who rides around on his trike
O	is for	Owl who lives in the oak
P	is for	PAGE who goes skipping along
Q	is for	Queen we all love so well
R	is for	READ and RANDLE down at the dell
S	is for	Sis, for Sally and Sidney
T	is for	TRODD we know as the Blacksmith
U	is for	up, for under, and useful
V	is for	Victor who lives by the pond
W	is for	Walter with a long way to walk
X	is for	mark, when you can’t write your name
Y	is for	YOUNG, who farm’s by the crossroads
Z	is for	Zebra who lives in the zoo

1894 – School log book – Weekly average attendance 64.6

October 5th

15 pupils left the Parish this Michelmas

October 19th

Admitted boy aged 8 years, knows his letters, that’s all.
Girl aged 6 knows nothing.

November 16th

The Master was instructed to write to Mrs F, threatening proceedings if her son Gerald did not attend at once.

From ‘150 years a Village School’ 1990 - E.H

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